Britannian Imperial Family

Britannian Imperial Family members

The 'Britannian Imperial Family' (皇室 Kōshitsu) rules the Holy Britannian Empire. The members of the family hold the highest positions within its government and military. The Imperial Family are descended from Sir Ricardo von Britannia, the designated heir and lover of Queen Elizabeth III. When they die, an emperor or empress is buried in the Imperial Mausoleum.

Each member of the Britannian Imperial Family is ranked by both birth order and inheritance. As an example of birth order, Clovis was the Third Prince while Lelouch was the Eleventh Prince, making them Charles' third born and eleventh born sons, respectively. Lelouch's mother, Marianne, was the Emperor's Imperial Consort. The numbering of the imperial princes and princesses is separated by gender; for example, Euphemia was the Third Princess and Clovis was the Third Prince.

The princes and princesses use the same nobility particle as their mother. For instance, Lelouch vi Britannia was the son of Marianne vi Britannia, and Clovis la Britannia was the son of Gabrielle la Britannia. Though the names of only two of Charles's consorts are known, the differing names of his known children alone can be used to infer that Charles has, or has had, at least ten consorts. The number of children and precise way of determining inheritance is unknown. Lelouch himself was both the 11th Prince and 17th heir to the throne while Nunnally's rank in the order of succession was 87th.

Lelouch became the 99th Holy Britannian Emperor through the force of arms and power of Geass, ignoring that many of his brothers yet live.

Marrybell, although a princess older than Nunnally, was still lower ranked in the succession than she.

Each member of royalty is entitled to elect a personal guardian called a "Knight," who is given authority and placed directly under their command, though only Cornelia and Euphemia are shown to have done so, other than the Emperor. Cornelia's Knight is Guilford who, along with her, commands a unit of Knightmare Frames. Suzaku Kururugi also served as personal Knight to both Euphemia and Lelouch (as the Emperor of Britannia), donning the title "Knight of Zero" in his service with the latter. In Oz the Reflection, Oldrin, Lyre (Orpheus), and Oiagros Zevon served Marrybell as her Knight during Charles' and Lelouch's regime and Carine is likewise shown to have a personal knight, named Dasko la Clermont.

Britannian Imperial Family

Modern Generation

Members	Imperial Title(s)	Other Titles	Image	Status	Notes	Series
Charles zi Britannia	98th Emperor			Deceased		Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion
Lelouch vi Britannia	11th Prince 99th Emperor			Alive	Originally 17th in line to the Throne. After his death, the Imperial Throne remained vacant until the rise of the Neo Britannian Empire, which claimed his succession.	Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion
Callis al Britannia	108th Prince 100th Emperor (Neo-Britannia)			Deceased		Code Geass: Rozé of the Recapture
Sakuya Sumeragi me Britannia	Princess 101st Empress (Neo-Britannia)	Empress of Hokkaido (United States of Japan)		Alive	Daughter of Sherry me Britannia and Jugo Sumeragi.	Code Geass: Rozé of the Recapture
Odysseus eu Britannia	First Prince Crown Prince of the Realm			Deceased		Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion
Guinevere de Britannia	First Princess Crown Princess of the Realm			Deceased		Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion
Schneizel el Britannia	Second Prince First Prince (Principality of Britannia)	Prime Minister		Alive		Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion
Cornelia li Britannia	Second Princess	Viceroy of Area 11 (After Clovis)		Alive		Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion
Clovis la Britannia	Third Prince	Viceroy of Area 11		Deceased		Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion
Euphemia li Britannia	Third Princess	Sub-Viceroy of Area 11		Deceased		Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion
Carine ne Britannia	Fifth Princess			Alive		Code Geass: Oz the Reflection
Castor rui Britannia	Fifteenth Price			Deceased		Code Geass DS
Pollux rui Britannia	Fifteenth Prince			Deceased		Code Geass DS
Hannes gua Britannia	Thirty-Sixth Prince			Deceased		Code Geass: Fragments of the Mosaic
Nunnally vi Britannia	Princess	Viceroy of Area 11 (After Cornelia)		Alive	87th in Line to the Throne.	Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion
Marrybell mel Britannia	Princess	Viceroy of Area 24		Alive	88th in Line to the Throne.	Code Geass: Oz the Reflection
Julia mel Britannia	Princess			Deceased		Code Geass: Oz the Reflection
Lila la Britannia	Princess			Unknown		Code Geass: Maelstrom of Libra
Sherry me Britannia	Princess			Deceased	Sherry married Jugo Sumeragi, before Charles zi Britannia ascended to the throne, losing her claim on it.	Code Geass: Rozé of the Recapture

Imperial Consorts

Imperial Consorts	Title	Image	Status
Marianne vi Britannia	Fifth Imperial Consort		Deceased
Gabrielle la Britannia	Unknown		Unknown
Flora mel Britannia	Unknown		Deceased

Previous Generations

Members	Title	Image	Status	Notes	Series
Ricardo von Britannia	First Emperor		Deceased	Founder of Britannia
Aurelien	Emperor		Deceased	Following his death and the murder of Prince Basilio, Britannia entered a time of chaos.	Code Geass: Renya of Darkness
Basilio el Britannia	First Prince		Deceased	Crown prince to the throne; he was murdered by the noble Ganelon, and the Weinberg house was blamed for his death.	Code Geass: Renya of Darkness
Richard	Third Prince		Unknown	Due to his disinterest in politics, the Purist faction suggested Lorenzo il Soresi for the throne.	Code Geass: Renya of Darkness
Biaggio	Prince		Unknown		Code Geass: Renya of Darkness
Zofia	Princess		Unknown		Code Geass: Renya of Darkness
Candy	Princess		Unknown		Code Geass: Renya of Darkness
Claire li Britannia	Princess Empress		Unknown	Raised in Japan under the alias "Karura", she was escorted by Renya, Alto and co. to succeed the previous emperor, following the death of Prince Basilio.	Code Geass: Renya of Darkness
Neils li Britannia	Prince		Unknown	He renounced his right of succession to the throne. Leader of the Merlin Knights' Order, that protects the western coast of Britannia.	Code Geass: Renya of Darkness
Prince Basilio's son			Unknown	Due to his young age, the First Prince Basilio's five-year-old son was ruled out as a candidate for the throne by the House of El.	Code Geass: Renya of Darkness
Alec la Britannia	91st Emperor		Deceased
V.V.	Unknown		Deceased	Older Twin Brother of Charles. All records of him were erased after Charles took the throne.	Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion

Other Members of the Imperial Family

The following includes members of the Britannian Imperial Family who appear in side-stories and other material related to the Code Geass series. Some members may be non-canonical to the primary Code Geass timeline.

Video Game Characters

Castor rui Britannia on the upper right and Pollux rui Britannia on the lower right

Castor rui Britannia (キャスタール・ルィ・ブリタニア, Kyasutāru ru~i Buritania) and Pollux rui Britannia (パラックス・ルィ・ブリタニア, Parakkusu ru~i Buritania) are a pair of Fifteenth and twin princes introduced in the Code Geass video game for Nintendo DS. Repeat playthroughs of the storyline add them as new antagonists to allow the recruitment of Cornelia and Euphemia, as well as certain other Britannian officers.

The princes are both Knightmare Frame pilots; Castor pilots the Knightmare Frame Equus and his brother pilots the Knightmare Frame Aquila. They both also possess a unique Geass ability. While Pollux uses an inferior version of Lelouch's power, Castor's ability allows him to telepathically communicate with his twin brother. To Pollux's annoyance, he is frequently mistaken for his brother.

The brothers are named after the Castor and Pollux, twin brothers from Classical mythology who becomes identified as the twins in the constellation of Gemini.

Code Geass: Renya of Darkness

Claire li Britannia (クレア・リ・ブリタニア Kurea ri Buritania) is a princess of Britannia during Japan's Edo era, originally sent to Japan at a young age by her parents to avoid being harmed by the conflict amongst the members of the Imperial Family. In Japan, she resided in a hidden village of fallen Japanese nobles under the alias of "Karura" (カルラ Karura).

Her identity is later revealed to her friends when Alto Weinberg arrives in Japan with the purpose returning Claire to Britannia as its next empress. By unknown means, the previous emperor Aurelien died and First Prince Basilio was assassinated, splitting Britannia into various factions. Lorenzo il Soresi, who controlled the most powerful faction, wished to have Claire serve as his puppet. Upon arriving in Britannia and allying with her younger brother-in-law Neils, Claire took control of a sizable portion of Britannia, enough that she became a threat to Lorenzo, who invited her to a conference. At the meeting, Lorenzo revealed that she was the only living member of royalty that had any aptitude for ruling. Her brother Richard was skilled at painting and music, but had no interest in politics, and other siblings such as Biaggio, Zofia, and Candy were only interested in frivolity.

Code Geass: Nightmare of Nunnally

Modern Generation

Members	Imperial Title(s)	Other Title(s)	Image	Status	Notes
Charles zi Britannia	98th Emperor	Pope of the Eden Vital Order		Deceased	Abdicated the throne to establish the Holy Nation of Eden Vital.
Euphemia li Britannia	3rd Princess 99th Empress	Sub-Viceroy of Area 11		Alive	Appointed to Empress by he Senate following Charles's abdication.
Schneizel el Britannia	2nd Prince	Prime Minister		Alive
Cornelia li Britannia	2nd Princess	Viceroy of Area 11 (After Clovis)		Alive
Clovis la Britannia	3rd Prince	Viceroy of Area 11		Deceased
Lelouch vi Britannia	11th Prince			Alive
Rolo vi Britannia	N/A	Cardinal of the Eden Vital Order		Deceased	Stripped of his royal status immediately after birth.
Nunnally vi Britannia	Princess	Goodwill Ambassador to Japan		Alive

Imperial consorts

Imperial consort	Title	Image	Status
Marianne vi Britannia	Unknown		Deceased

Previous Generations

Members	Title	Image	Status	Notes
Charles' father	First Prince		Deceased	He and his wife were murdered by conservative nobles.

Code Geass: Suzaku of the Counterattack

Members	Title(s)	Image	Status	Notes
Charles zi Britannia	98th Emperor		Deceased	Killed by Schneizel.
Schneizel el Britannia	2nd Prince Prime Minister		Deceased	Killed by Suzaku.
Clovis la Britannia	3rd Prince Viceroy of Area 11		Deceased	Killed by Zero.
Lelouch vi Britannia	11th Prince		Alive
Nunnally vi Britannia	Princess		Alive

Trivia

• Unlike many other practices by the imperial family, the usage of the same nobiliary particle as their mother on the princes and princesses does not mirror any real-world method. For instance, Lelouch vi Britannia was the son of Marianne vi Britannia.

Gallery

Claire and Lorenzo discuss other Royal members' aptitude for ruling (Renya of Darkness)

Lila la Britannia character design